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Where does “loialte” come from?

loialte (Old French) comes from Old French loial, from Old French leial, from Latin lēgālis, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Ancestry of “loialte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchloialloyal
2Old FrenchleialAlternative form of loial
3Latinlēgālis—
4Latinlēx—
5Proto-Italiclēg-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “loialte”

  • loyalty
  • unloyalty
  • loialte
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